His heart was stabbed with pain, a heart-wrenching pain he had never experienced before. It was like his soul was being pulled out of his body alive, the pain was unbearable.
In the past, he only thought that passing the imperial examination would allow him to stand out, realize his ambitions, and give his beloved a peaceful life. Now it seems that everything he thought was too naive.
In this world, only supreme power can protect everything you want.
In the dark prison, Ye Wanshu's words echoed in his ears again and again. Ji Yunze gritted his teeth and clenched his fists secretly.
Perhaps, what Miss Ye said was right. She, a girl, could remain unyielding. How could a man like me take life and death lightly?
He will definitely take back today's humiliation a hundredfold.
......
Ye Wanshu returned to the mansion where Gu Tingchen lived. He was sitting at the dining table with a comfortable look on his face, eating fresh hand-pulled meat.
Seeing his cousin come back, Gu Tingchen smiled faintly: "How is it, Wanwan, now that you've seen her, can you sit down and have your midnight snack in peace?"
After wiping his hands with a handkerchief, he stood up and helped Ye Wanshu sit down at the table, still with a smile on his face.
"I remember when my grandmother was alive, she would always buy a lot of fat sheep during the Lunar New Year. My eldest brother didn't like the smell of sheep, so my brothers and sisters forced him to eat it. Over time, he also fell in love with this delicacy."
Ye Wanshu had no intention of listening to him talk about these old stories. She just asked him coldly, "Gu Tingchen, what do you want in exchange for letting him go?"
Before Gu Tingchen could reply, Qi Yunsheng was already furious: "Miss Ye, don't be ungrateful. The Censor has shown great favor by allowing you to see that pervert, and you actually want him to let him go. Are you trying to frame the Censor?"
After he finished speaking, he added viciously, "My cousin's innocence was ruined by that scoundrel. Doesn't she deserve justice?"
Ye Wanshu shook her head with disdain. "Your cousin is so despicable that she doesn't even realize it. You've kept her out there and been living with her for so many years. How can she still be innocent?"
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